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LEWCKI d'. LEGE', Ol? CHCCAGO, LLINUKE.

IPAB/ROZE CAGE.

Application filed November struction as the smaller cages. fis with the latter, the larger cages so made had to he tinished or polished after assembly, this being required because the wlres and other parts could not be connected without inarring the finish et the saine. lllith the wires permanently secured in place, the cage could not be readily or easily repaired nor relinished. Furthermore these larger cages were not dur able; dueto general Weakness and lack of Strength in their structure.

Une object of my invention is to generally improve the appearance and the construction ol' cages of this larger lind7 and make them strong and more durable than heretoiore.

Another object of my invention is to conneet the Wires and parts together in such a way that the cage may be assembled after the Wires and parts have been finished orpolished Without marring the luster thereof.

i further object o'lI my invention is to malte the cage in units so that it may be readily built up and thus produced ona production basis.

Another object of my invention is toeniploy threads as thel means oi connection between many of the parts so that they may not only be easily and readily connected and disconnected (as for repair) but may he drawn or clamped 'tightly together, as the ease may be, lor producing a rigid and stroiig cage structure as necessarily'required l'or larger birds.

1li iin'ther object ot my invention iste torni the 'traine oit the cage ot upright posts and cross-members in threaded connection for ready assembly and repair and also for pro ducing a stroiig and rigid cage construction.

Another object ot my invention is to make the cagel vermin proof by having all slots and openings closed against the collection et seed, dirt, and the like.

it `further object ofmy invention is to im prove the door and toed cup inountings and fixtures and to also improve the Wire tastening ineans at the top ot' the cage sothat the G, 1925. Slal No. 67,229.

connection thereof may be made Without solder and may be released for assembly and repair.

The invention consists further in the Amatters hereinafter described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawing.

Fig. l is a liront vien7 oit my improved cage;

Fig. 2 vis a horizontal sectional View on line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through one of the corner posts on line 3 3 et Fig. 2;

liig. 4t is an enlarged vertical sectional view talren on line 4l oit Fig. 2;

Fi 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the top construction of the cage;

lhg. G lis a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken on line 6 6 ot Fig. 5;

lTig. i' is an `enlarged vertical sectional vievv taken on line 7-7 ot lTig. l to show the door mounting;

Figs. 8 and 9 are sectional views taken on lines 8-8 and 9-9, respectively, of lig; 1, to shovY details of structure incidental to the door construction;

ltig. 10 is an enlarged front view of one ol the feed cup holders;

Fig. ll is a. horizontal sectional View taken on line 1l-ll of lTig. l0;

llig. 12 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line lf2-l2 oilE Fig. 13;

1.3 is a vertical. sectional view taken on line 1B-Jl?) ot Fig. 10;

Fig. lll is a vertical sectional vien/'showing a forni ot structure to be hereinafter decribed; and

Fig. 15 is a view of a detail of construction to be hereiuatter described.

lis shown in the drawings, my improved cage has upright posts l, l spaced about the saine and constituting a part of the cage body. lvllhen the cage is square in cross-section, as shown in Figs. 1 vand 2, these posts are at the corners oit the cage.

Each post l, as shown in 3, has an inside rod 2 extending the 'full length et the post. @n this rod are a plurality oit alternating members 8, Il, the former being longer than the latter, as shown. The members 3 are in the forni oit tubes and space apa-rt the members 4l, which serve as joiners or eon-4 nectors in the cage construction. The mem bers 3, 4 have inter-fitting connection at their ends to hold them in place, the tubes litt-ing in sockets 5 and over projections G; respecu tively, in the connectors 4l, as shown.

The tubes 3 and members l1 are clamped together end to end by a foot piece-7 screwed on the lower end of the rod 2 and a top ornament 3 screwed on the upper end of the rod. The lower-most member 4 has a socket 9 on its under side to receive the upper end of the.

foot piece 7, as shown. The uppermost member 4 is arranged with its socket 5 uppermost to receive the lower end oi the top ornament'S.

Horizontal cross-members 10, 10 extend around the cage between the connectors 4, 1 of the severaly posts. These cross-members 10 are preferably in the form of tubes and have right and left threaded connection at their. ends with 'the associated connectors 11, 4 to tie the posts together, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3; The lowermost tubes 3 of the osts '1 are much shorter than the tubes 3 tiere- 10 to the ornament and fastener'at the top of the cage. These wires or rods 11 extend through holes drilled or otherwise formed in the cross-members 10, 10 and have their 4lower ends screwed into the upper cross-- members 10 in the lower set, as shown in Fig. 3. By this connection, the wires maybe connected with the cross-members without using solder and without riveting the lower .ends lof the wires as usually followed in smaller cages.

The upper ends of the wires or rods 11 `extend above the posts land continue on at angles to the top of the cage where they are clamped in place, as showin. The top of the cage includes other wires or rods 11 and 11b bent at angles in conformity'with the bending of the upper ends of the wires 11 so as toi-'give an inclined or slanting roof or top to the cage, as shown. 'The wires or rods 11, 11 have their lower ends threaded for engagement with the top ornaments 8 ofthe posts 1,11. The wires or vrods 11?, 11b termi*- nate at the uppermost cross-members 10 and have their lower ends screwed into the same, 'as shown in Fig. 10.

` The upper ends of all of the rods or wires .11* to 11b are clamped between members 12 and 13 of the top ornament and4 fastener assembly,.as shown 1n Figs. 5 and 6. These Ymembers'12, 143V are .in the form of annular Vplates or discs and have depending peripheral flanges V14, 15. vThese flanges are radially spaced apart to provide an annular channel to receive the upper ends of the wires. The outer or entrance end of the channel is inclined at the same angle as the wires so as to receive them and allow the plates to be clamped tightly against the wires i'or holding them in place.

The extreme upper ends ot the wires 11 to 11b are bent to extend vertically upward, as at 11n (Fig. 5), and the inner end of the channel is likewise disposed or shaped to receive these ends. By this construction the upright portion of the plate 12 at the rear ol the channel forms an annular stop or abutment for the wires in assembling the cage and positions the wires at the same distance outward from the center of the plates without making it necessary to use a special jig or guide in the assembly o1 the wires. The other plate 13 extends over the top ends of the wires and holds them down against the flange 14 of the lower plate 12. This prevents the wires from risingT out o1 place when the plates are clamped or secured together.

The plates 12, 13 are clamped together by a bolt 1G having its head 17 below a central boss 12 on the under side ofthe plate 12. 'lhe bolt `1G extends upward through an elongated cenvtral boss 13 on the upper side of the plaie 13, these bosses providing a. long bearing for the bolt. The upper end of the bolt 16 extends through the top of an ornamental. sheet metal shell 18 and receives a nut in the form of a top ornament 19, as shown in Fig. 5, for clamping the parts together. The shell 18 rests on the upper end of the boss 13l and the latter prevents the shell from beingr crushed bythe nut 19 as it is clamped against the saine.

The swinging perch of the cage consists of a horizontal crossdnember 20 and a wire bail 21, the latter being suspended from the head 17 of thebolt, as shown in Fig. 5.

The door for the cage is constructed as follows. Vertically disposed wires 11, 11 are between the upper of the lower set of crossmembers 10 and the cross-n'iember next above, as shown inl Fig. 1. These wires 11 are aligned with the wires 11b in the top of the cage. Wires 11 terminate at the cross-members 10, 1() between which they extend and have right and left-handed screw-tln'eaded connection therewith in the same manner, as shown in Fig. 15. Terminating the wires 11", 11 in the manner described provides a space for t-heswinging door.

The door consists of al pair of upper and low'er cross-members 22, 22 preferably in the form of tubes and having a swinging or pivetal connection at one end with one of the wires or rods 11. These cross-members 22. 22 are connected together by vertical wires 23` 23 in line with the associated wires 11", 11, as shown in Fig. 1. The wire 11 at the hinged end of the door extends through the. members 22, 22, as shown in Fig. 7, and said members are spaced vfrom the cross-members 10, 10

Losanna above and below the door by tubular spacers 2l, 2a, as shown in Figs. l and 7.

lllhe ends ot the members 22, 22 arc closed by plugs 25, a having,- ornamental outer ends as shown in Figs. l and 8. blot-ches 26, 2li are made in the cross-members 22 at the swinging end oit the door 8) and these notches extend into the plugs 25 and receive 'the adj acont wire or rod ll when the door is closed. These notches are disposed so that the wire l1 passes freely into and out ol' the same in opening and closing the door.

llhe door carries adatlat-c1127u arranged bctween the members 22, 22 and through which the wires 23 extend, as shown in Figs. l and 9. 'lhe latch 27 has an inclined notch 27a to hook over the adjacent wire: 11 and hold the. door closed. By springing this wire out of this notch the door may be swung open.

lhe spaces between the cross-members 10, l() of the lower set are closed on three sides ot the cage by upright panels 28, 28 ot sheet metal. The upper and ,lower marginal portions 29, 29 oit these panels extend into slots 30 provided in the associated upper and lower cross-members 10, 10 of the lower set, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4l. rlhe end margins "ll ol the panels entend into the slots 32 in the associated tubes 8, 3 in thebase structure., as shown in Fig. 3. These slots 29 and 32 terminate short of the ends ot their respective members, so as not to weaken the ends of the saine. The panels rest on the lower members l0 beyond the ends ot' the slots therein, as shown in Fig.

3. The bottom ol' the base structure inthe term of a removable sheet metal tray or pan 33 liavinn,` its side margins flanged upward, as at 3a, to rest on the bottom cross-members 10,10, as shown in Fig. il.

d sliding drawer 35 is provided at the bottom of the cage and is supported on npr-ight ribs 3d provi deden or struc'lr up 'from the pan 38, as shown in Fig. t. The liront wall 37 ofi the drawer has a knob 37, and this wall when closed lills' the space between the `cross-inembers l0, l0 at the front oli` the Cage and is snitably ornamcnted to conform to the ornamentation that may be used on the panels 28, 28.

'.llo take up the space between the sides `ot the drawer and the associated panels, l provide .sheet metal plates 3S, 38 inside of .these panels, as shown in Fig'. Ll. vlhese plates 38 are bent to have inwardly extending mid portions to form guide walls for the sides of the drawer, as shown in said ligure. rlllie upper and lower margins of the plates 38 er(A tend into the slots 29, 30 in the associated cross-members 10, as shown. The lower portions o'l the inner plates 38- are given rightangle bends, `as shown in Fig. l, so that the plates will maintainthe drawer 35 in place in the cage. A similar plate 38 may be provided 'lor the rear of the drawer'.

The drawer 35 carries adjacent its upper edge a grating termed ot a plurality of crossed wires 39 in a surrounding marginal frame a0. 'llhis trame is supported in the drawer by brackets al secured to the inside ot the upright marginal walls of the drawer, as shown in Fig. d. rllhe grating prevents the bird from getting down into the drawer to scatter seed and other particles in the drawer out ol the same.

'lhc cage has seed and water cups a2, l2 on opposite sides of the same, as shown in Fig. 2.

'lhe structure for mounting` these cups is the same for both. llt the cups the wires ll@ (Fig. 10) in the section ot' the cage bcneath the cross-members l0, 10 below the door fall short of said cross-members and are screwed into a short cross-member 43, as shown in Fig. l0. Above this cross-member 4:3 there is a vertically disposed plate la having hinged connection at one end with one ofthe wires l1. The plate la is termed from f sheet metal and is provided with a linger grasping projection a5 at its opposite end. y

This projection has a tongue lo to resilicntly engage about the adjacent wire ll for holding the plate closed. along the upper and lower edgcs'o' the projection a5 with inwardly extending slots el?, which give the necessary resilience to the projection a5 so as to snap on and oit the wire ll in closing and openingl the plate.l

Bars ad, 48 are above and below the cup l2. llhese bars are substantially Zfshapc and have outwardly projecting tongues 49, i9 to extend through slots 50, 50 in the bar i3 and the member l() immediately'abovc t-he saine, as shown in Fig. 10. 'lhe wires 1l,- ll at the opposite ends ot the plate la extend through these tongl'ics for attaching the bars a8 to the cage. 'llhe cup a2 is inserted between these bars and rests on' the lower one, as shown in Fig. 13. vertically arranged rods 51, 5l extend between these bars at the ends thereof, and are on opposite sides of the cup when the latter is in place. The cup is preL vented from passing` inward between these bars by li'igs 52,752 lorlned on the cup at the side edges thereof, as shown in Fig.. 125, said lugs engaging the rods 51, as shown. 'Fo remove the cup'sthe plates la are swung open and the cups drawn outward from between the rods 5l and through the openings made in the cage body when the plates are open.

From the construction shown and described, it is apparent that cross-members 10 and their associated connectors 4, 4 provde horizontal units lor the frame, these units being spaced apart and connected by the tubes 3 and rods 2, respectively, thereby facilitating; the manufacture, assembly and repair of the cage. Beingl in units, the parts may' be made on a production and thereby commercial basis as the units may be made in standard sizes. llso the units permit the cage to be made any height desired by merely increasing the length ot the wires and other The plate is provided Elfi lll() partsy Which extend from the top to the bottom of the cage.

The tubular sections3of the posts are spaced yapart and connected by the substantially solid connectors 4 which add rigidity and strength to the cage without materially increasing the weight thereo't'. This post construction also enables the connectors 4 and sections 3 to be made relatively `large in diameter and thus they may be readily handled and polished and be afterwards assembled in the cage. Moreover, the Wires are ot sulticage may betaken cient gaugeV to enable them to be polished before insertion in the cage body, and, by having the screw-threaded connection for the wires and the associated members, the wires maybe assembled in the cage after polish-. ing without the use of upsetting or soldering. Moreover, by havingthe wires and parts connected inthe manner described, the cage is strong and'durable because the parts may be tightly clamped or drawn together as the case may require. By these connections, the apart for refinishing as well as repair. I In addition to theabove, the cage has a pleasing and symmetrical appearance and is vermin proof because all slots and openings are filled up and are not lett open tor the collection of seed,-refuse, and the like. The plugs 25, 25a close the ends ot' the crossmembers 22 'for this purpose, and likewise do the panels 28 and plates 38 close the'slots 29', 30 and-32 in the associated sections 3 and cross-members 10.

Fig. 14 shows a form of drawer mounting. As illustrated, there is a channel member 53 secured to the inner surface of the plate 54. The drawer 35a slides in this channel member and is supported on thesame and the corresponding member at the opposite side of the cage. The plate 54 is provided adjacent'its upper end with a stop shoulder 55 to position the channel member at the time, otassemblin g the cage. This channel member is soldered or otherwise rigidly7l secured to the plate 54. The bottom of the-cage is closed by a tlat plate'l56 arranged beneath the bottom of the drawer and supported by the bottom flanges vor the channel members.

This plate 53' is providedy at its rear edge with a depending i. tlatilange 57, which extends down back of the base flange of the .channel member to hold the plate from `sliding out with the drawer. The front edge ofthe plate may be -tlanged to extend down to the front lowermost cross-member l() and close the `space between the plate and the cross-member Jfor -inishing purposes.

The details otconstruction may be variously changed and Vmoditied without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention.

f I claim as my invention: v

l. A portable bird cage, comprising a frame structure made up of a'multiplicity of horizontally disposed un its extending completely about the cage, each unit consisting of crossinembers and couplings therefor at the adjacent ends of the cross-members and releasably connected therewith, upright spacing elements between the several units at the couplings thereof and engaged with and separated by said couplings for vertically spacing the units apart, means tor clamping the spacing elen'ients and couplin gs together, and 11pwardly extending wires making up the cage body between the spacing elements and having releasable connection with the crossmembers so that the wires may be assembled in the ktrame after the latter has been completely set up.

' 2. A portable bird cage, comprising upright posts spaced apart about the cage, each post consisting o't an inside rod and superimposed sections clamped thereon, horizon- Vtally disposed cross-members extending between the posts and. secured to certain of the sections thereon ter connecting the posts together, plates forming an enclosure at the bottom ot the cage and engaged with the lowermost sections and cross-members or said trame, and upwardly extending wires torming the cage body between the posts above said enclosure and engaged with the crossmembers above the same.

3. A portable bird cage` comprising upright posts spaced apart about the same, each post consisting of an inside rod and superimposed alternating longer and shorter scctions thereon, horizontally disposed crossmembers extending between the shorter sections on the posts and secured thereto for connecting the posts together, plates forming an enclosure about the bottom of the frame and engaged with the lowermost sections and cross-members of said trame. and wires forming the cage body between the posts above the enclosure and engaged with the cross-members above the same.

4. In a cage, upright posts spaced apart about the cage, each post being formed of an inside rod and superimposed sections thereon. the sections on each post having intertitting engagement at their ends with the sections at the ends of the post screwed thereon for clamping the sections on the rod, horizontally disposed cross-members extending between the posts and screwed into certain of the sections for connecting the posts together, and wires engaged with the crossmembers and forming the cage between the posts.

5. A portable bird cage, comprising upright posts spaced apart about the cage, each post being formed of an inside rod and superimposed sections elamped thereon, horizontally disposed cross-members extending between the postsy and secured to certain of the sections for connecting the posts together, and upright wires forming the cage between ltlt) the posts and engaged with the cross-meinbers, said wires, sections and cross-members being so connected with their associated parts as to permit assembly thereoit after polishing or finishing the same.

6. in a cage having its top formed et upwardly inclined and inwardly converging wires, a pair ol disc shaped plates having depending flanges at the outer margins thereot to receive between them the inner ends ol' the wires, the latter being bent upward to enter between said flanges, said flanges having inclined surfaces to engage the wires be* yond their bent ends with the inner l'lange forming a stop or abutment tor said ends, and means for clan'iping the plates together.

7. lln a cage having its top formed olf in wardly converging wires, a pair of superiinposed plates receiving the inner ends of the wires, a bolt extending through said plates for clamping the same together, said plates having centrally disposed bosses for the bolt, and a shell. supported by the boss on the top plate and extending over and about the same.

8. ln a cage having its top formed of inwardly converging wires, a pair oif superimposed disc-shaped plates at the inner ends of the wires with the wires between them, said plates having centrally disposed bosses ex tending above and below the same, a bolt extending through said bosses, a top ornament screwed on the upper end oit the bolt for clamping the plates together, and a shell clamped against the upper boss by said bolt and extending about the upper plate.

' 9. lln a base structure for cages, upright posts, horizontally disposed cross-members extending between and connected with said posts, upright panels between the cross-mem bers part way around the cage, said crossmembers having slots to receive the upper and lower margins ol' said panels, and a drawer .slidably mounted in the cage between the cross-members and having a front wall completing the panel arrangement ot the cage when the drawer is closed.

l0. ln a base structure for cages, upright posts, horizontally disposed cross-members extending between and connected with said posts, npriglit panels between the cross-ineinbers part way about the cage, said crossmembcrs and posts having elongated slots to receive the upper, lower, and end edges, respectively, ot the panels, and a drawer slidably mounted on the cage between the cross members and having a front wall completing the panel arrangement of the cage when theV drawer is closed.

ll. ln a base structure vfor cages, upright posts, horizontally disposed cross-members extending between and connected with said posts, pan-els part way about the cage between 'the cross-members, a. drawer slidably mount-- ed in the cage between the cross-members and having a liront wall completing the panel arrangement o the cage when the drawer is closed, and interior wall members at the sides of the drawer, said panels and wall members having their upper and lower and end edges in slots in the crossanembers and posts, respectively.

12. lln a base structure or a cage, upright corner posts, horizontally disposed crossmembers extending between and connected with the posts, a removable plate between the .lower-most cross-members and having its marginal portions restingthereon for closing the bottom of the base, and upright pan-- els between the cross-members and engaged therewith and the posts.

13. ln a cage, a plurality of upright wires having their upper ends converging to form the top oit' the cage, a` pair of plates having lmarginal iianges with the upper ends of the wires between them, a bolt for clamping the plates together, said plates having bosses for said bolt and a swinging perch suspended from said bolt.

la. lin a bird-cage having a feed cup opening, cross-members at the top and bottom of said opening, a ifeed cup :trame inside the cage at said opening and having lugs extend ing into slots in said cross-members and relcasably connected therewith by certain of the wires ol' the cage.

15. ln a base structure'tor a cage, upright corner posts, horizontally disposed crossmembers extending between and connected with. said posts, upright panels engaged with the cross-members part way about the cage, a drawer slidable in said cage between said panels, and interior wall members at the sides et the base tor lilling in the spaces between the drawer and panels and having inwardly extending supiiiorting flanges along their lower margins for the drawer.

lln testimony whereof l ailix my signature this 3rd day of November, 1925.

ltilEWlCKl J. LEON.

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